Smeared Ink Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog.
I hope you have all had fun today. I know you have seen some fabulous pieces of art.
This is a simple page I added to my journals called "Queen of Blue"
The "Alice" on the left is from Ikes Art http://suzy-ikesworld.blogspot.com/
The Cheshire cat is from Smeared Ink.http://www.smearedink.com/

Hope you have a wonderful day.
susan s

A Journal project with Smeared Inks March Freebie image "Beware"

Hi and welcome to my blog today ..this is a journal project I found very fun to do.I have been absent from things for a long time but I continued to journal through the months and today I woke up and just felt like I knew what I wanted to do with this image,so here we go.

The image is one of the Toxic Dancers you can find them in the smeared Ink store.
Here is a link http://www.smearedink.com/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/smearedandsmudged/

Create and Inspire March Challenge inspiration

Hi there
How is your March 2015 going? A Step In the Dark has announced they are changing their  name to Create and Inspire. Here is the link http://a-step-in-the-darkness.blogspot.co.uk/

The artist this Challenge is a very talented sweet artist. I love her fabulous images.Poppy Seed Graphics https://www.etsy.com/shop/poppyseedgraphics?ref=listing-shop-header-item-count

i LOVE mERMAIDS AND i HAD A HARD TIME SELECTING ONE

Well I also love fairies.....
I used Wendy Vecchi embossing paste  and a stencil from Michaels.
caran d'ache neocolor ll blue and periwinkle water color crayons and prisma pencils.
The ship wheel is from prima marketing junkyard parts ship parts, the beads lace and tim from Alpha stampsi AM ALSO ENTERING THIS IN https://www.facebook.com/fripperiesandbutterflies?ref=hl
Thanks for stopping in.

Holley"s beautiful card blog and Happy Mail for me

Hi there. Today is MONDAY ..but a happy Monday for me. I had Happy Mail from my friend Holley. I met Holley in SweePea Stamps. she is a magnificent designer and card maker. I have been so blessed with the sweet people I have met on line.Holley is fabulous and she has a miracle story to tell you about her life.just ask her one day.
Here is a link to her gorgeous blog http://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/pressed-leaves.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HolleysBlog+%28%3Ccenter%3EHolley%27s+Blog%3C%2Fcenter%3E%29

THIS IS TODAY'S POST ON HER BLOG
 well let me share with you my new treasures from my little Sweet Pea friend Holley.

well Look what beautiful gifts my friend has sent to me.
If you go to her blog, you will find a sweet wonderfully talented designer and card maker. Holley has give aways and just share from her heart.
http://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/pressed-leaves.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HolleysBlog+%28%3Ccenter%3EHolley%27s+Blog%3C%2Fcenter%3E%29

thank you Holley so very much.
hugs
susan s

smeared ink March challenge

Welcome to my blog today. I have a cute little lady hiding her dream man..."What little Green Man"
thought this would be fun for the month.
Here is the link to the challenge http://smudgyantics.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/march-challenge-anything-goes.html
 My image is from the little horror shop of digis from Smeared Ink http://www.smearedink.com/
 and the back ground images are from their Red Rubber Club.
Hope you have a fun month.
hugs
susan s

Oddball Art Challenge Anything goes "Frazzled Fran Needs her Coffee"

Yesterday morning I was watching a video from my teacher and friend Effy Wild.
http://effywild.com/
I noticed she was having a blue day so I sent her this picture

she loved it. That made me smile. I am a journalist Effy Wild said in one of her post one day.That made me look around at my stacks and stacks of many many many journals, and I said yeah...so am I.
With that being said I have been making journal style cards and I am loving it..
This image is Frazzled Monday Morning Big Eyed Girl.Frazzled Fran Needs her coffee Image no.154

This card is made with prisma pencils,Dina Wakley mediums,Dylusions stencils,Lindys stamp gang sprays and Dylusion sprays and many many acrylics.

well speaking of coffee....
I was able to go out side this am to have my smoke with my coffee...cold a wonderful 38 oh how lovely..ice is melting..birds are lining up on the old fence..sweetness
My mothers two doggies I seem to have inherited from her death Kyanne Pepper and Winston, I now caqll kaynne KK and winston Buddy..well they enjoyed the am with me.

kk

winston (Buddy)

Look at the sun shine breaking through to the grey morning.



 Here are some links



I just love Oddball images ...and today I was on Holleys Bloghttp://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/lizzy-love-love.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HolleysBlog+%28%3Ccenter%3EHolley%27s+Blog%3C%2Fcenter%3E%29
and said oh I have been out of the art world a while..I did not know they had challenges..gotta go play lol so here is the link to Oddball challenge blog http://oddballstamps.blogspot.com/2015/02/love-challenge.html
just in case you want to join in also.

hugs
susan s

Wendy Vecchi February Challenge

Hi there. It has been a while since I have had time to play. I am still busy since Mother passed away going through her things and my Grandmothers things she did not have the health to deal with.
I found some old patterns of my Grandmothers and decided to put them to use. I do not sew. I never had the time to learn being a single mom..and the crafts I did was clay.so...I decided now that I love to make journals they would be fun to use for textures and images.
The theme is hearts and sadly I am out of paste..this would have looked so much better.
The stamps are from Wendy Vecchi and you can find them at http://stampersanonymous.com/
The hearts from Wendy Vecchi stencils...again you can find them at http://stampersanonymous.com/

Here is a short of how I made this.

This is the pattern I picked from her many many patterns. I scanned it and sized it smaller, printed and cut the images.

I am using the smaller Dylusion Journal. This took four pages.
The middle two I cut 1 inch off the edges.
The back pages I painted with Black acrylic paint. When it was dry I used the background stamp with the flowers and some new paint I just purchased from a friend. It is heavy body acrylic paint by Dina Wakley, Magenta.Marilyn Hughes, who also runs Art Anthology...which is new to me..but I had popped in a few times before meeting Marilyn on Face Book and I totally impressed.Thank you Marilyn!!!!
The stamp set is one of my favorites Art colors Life, designed by Wendy Vecchi and you can find at the link above.

I used adhesive tape to form pockets. The tape is from Fun Stampers Journey.
I fussy cut the little lady in pink placing her on the right side and used parts of the pattern to hide the dismemberment lol on the left.
I used Dina Wakleys gel medium and gesso and mod podge.
Hope you like the finished project.
Must get back to working on the estate sell now.
hugs
susan s

Stampers Anonymous swap Steam Punk Valentines 2015 "And the world of Mage said to the machine...I Rule you!

Hi and welcome to my blog.
We had a fabulous swap at Stampers Anonymous Groups...How can I get in on this you might ask...
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/creativeblock-stampersanonymous/
or join on the store web site
http://stampersanonymous.com/
Thank you Sandy A. for always being the awesome hostess you are!
My three tags came from three wonderful friends and artist
no.1 tag I am showing you comes from Vickie Doswell

No 2. Tag is from Debbie Passamonte

and Tag No. 3 from Michele Smith

and of course I am working in my journal book so...
I took one of my pre existing drawings and added to her

 Thanks for stopping in ...your comments are always welcome.
hugs
susan s

Lily and the Lotus and A Step in The Dark new Challenge with FANTASY ARTS AND CRAFTS

Hi everyone. http://a-step-in-the-darkness.blogspot.co.uk/ has a new challenge with a wonderful little store.
The images are lovely. I really enjoyed browsing through the store. Fantasy Arts and Crafts.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/194952369/digital-stamp-coloring-page-fantasy?ref=shop_home_active_19
This link will take you to the mermaid I chose from their store.

 Have fun enjoying everyone's post. It is nice to be getting back into my normal schedule again. Thank you everyone for your patience in my absences,and have a fun challenge.
susan s

Smeared Ink bloody Valentine Blog hop

Black Dragon

Julia

Monique

Jessica

Nan B

Jane

Susan S

Susan R

Lisa

Teresa

Leigh

Fiona

Rebecca

Lady Brayton

Sharon

Kristy

Running so Behind...A late page for Ike with Smeared Ink

This is the backside the image is from the Smeared Ink store As Death it also comes in red rubber.The embellishments are from Alpha stamps.com

So sorry Ike. Here is your fat book page.This WAS a fat book swap with Smeared ink. journal page swap.
I am slowly pulling my world together again...wow what a mess.The images are from http://www.smearedink.com/
Better late than never right? sorry hun.
hugs
susan s

A step In The Dark and Dilly Beans

I love this store and as usual I am running behind. I wanted to share this adorable image with you from the wonderful Dilly Beans store called Rina's lolipop framed.http://www.sillydillybeans.blogspot.com/

I also wanted to share with you one of her newest Valentines Tulas Heart

I hope you come join the challenge at http://a-step-in-the-darkness.blogspot.co.uk/
Have fun..and Thank you Dilly Beans (Megan Suarez).
hugs
susan s

Stampers Anonymous Tag Swap "Steampunk" and a tribute to Wendy Vecchi

Happy Monday to you.

I have finished my tags for a swap with Stampers Anonymous yahoo groups. The theme is Steampunk. I chose Wendy Vecchi to speak the theme for me.
This is the link to Stampers Anonymous http://stampersanonymous.com/
If you haven't been there before you are in for a treatThe stamps I am using you can find under WENDY VECCHI STAMPS..enjoy the journey and the treat..all her stamps are wonderful.
The products I have used can also be found there and if you have a question just call them or email them under the contact button.

STEAMPUNK TAGS JANUARY 2015

I wanted to go Casablanca style.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_%28film%29
but I wanted black and white and brown.

I embossed many papers with Tim Holtz time and compas{travel} embossing folders

I used Tim Holtz dabbers over the papers and his tissue tape/
The light bulbs were colored with ink stain wild honey and prisma pencil colored using black white and brown.
The wings are a di cut and I used glossy accents to pull out definition in the light bulb and the border of the eyes.
I used bronze stain on the hearts and wings.

I used glossy accents to attach the wings

I used ideologies to add flavor and ink stained ribbon.
Hope they like their tags.

Thank you Sandy A..you are a lovely Hostess.

Take care and have a wonderful Monday

susan s
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